Visioneer Strobe XP 300 User's Guide ® for Windows
Visioneer Strobe XP 300 USB Scanner User’s Guide FOR WINDOWS
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2007 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort brand name and logo and the OmniPage Pro brand name are registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box—Visioneer Strobe XP 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting New OneTouch Scan Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting Destination Application Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Selecting Options for the OneTouch Properties Window . . . . . 54 Creating a New Scan Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 The Device Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Storage Options Tab (Archive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii To Install Another Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Visioneer Scanner Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer Strobe XP 300 scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan color and black-and-white documents and place their electronic images on your computer. WHAT’S IN THE BOX—VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 Please check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
2 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER Scanner Button Paper Guide Page Feed Paper Guide Power Port USB Port Scanner Button—If a OneTouch scan is in progress, cancels the scan and the paper comes out of the scanner. If a OneTouch scan is not in progress, opens the OneTouch 4.0 window so you can adjust the scanner settings. Paper Guides—Adjusts to the size of the paper being scanned.
WHAT YOU NEED 3 WHAT YOU NEED IBM-compatible Pentium 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port; 1.1 or 2.
4 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Installing Installation is a quick, three-step process: ■ Install the software ■ Connect and Calibrate the scanner ■ Register your scanner BEFORE YOU BEGIN Please make sure of the following before you begin installation: ■ If your computer has AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software running, you may see messages during installation asking you to allow the installation to proceed.
STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 5 STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE The Installation CD contains all the driver software and scanning software to use your scanner. To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. 2. Insert the Installation CD Disc 1 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Main Menu automatically opens. Note: If the CD does not start, check the following: ■ Make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut.
6 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. On the Installation Menu, select Install Products. 4. Make sure the boxes for Nuance PaperPort® and Scanner Driver are checked. If you also want to install the additional software provided with your scanner, select the other programs you would like to install. 5. Click Install Now.
STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 7 The PaperPort software installation will start first. 1. The Select Language window opens for the PaperPort software. Click the drop-down menu arrow and select the language you want to use. Click OK. The first PaperPort Installation window opens. 2. On the PaperPort Welcome window, click Next. Installing PaperPort will uninstall any existing version of PaperPort and will install the newer version while retaining all of your previous PaperPort files. 3.
8 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. 1. Click Next. 2. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed. 3. Click Next.
STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 9 4. The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner. 5. Select the option you want then click Next. ■ OneTouch 4.0 Scan Environment + TWAIN Driver—This is the recommended installation. It installs the OneTouch 4.0 software which provides the necessary driver software for the scanner. It also installs scanning interfaces for TWAIN and Microsoft’s Windows Image Acquisition (WIA).
10 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 6. A window opens with image quality samples asking you to select an image for your Color Space setting. The Color Space setting sets the gamma value for the scanner so scanned items look good on your monitor. Gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of colors. That setting can be changed later on as you’re scanning. 7. Select the option that looks best to you and click Next. 8. The driver installation will now begin.
STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 11 9. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT click OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to “Step 2: Connect and Calibrate the Scanner” on page 12. Note: If you want to see more information about your scanner and a quick explanation of how to use the OneTouch features, click the More button on the window. When you’re finished, return to the window to continue the installation process.
12 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER Your Visioneer scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations. Note: You can connect the scanner to your computer while the computer is running. You do not have to shut down your computer. CONNECT THE SCANNER 1. Using the on-screen window as your guide, plug the AC adaptor cable into the power jack on scanner, and then plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.
STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 13 Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically configures its driver database with the appropriate software to run the scanner. CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 1. The Calibration window opens. 2. Follow the instructions in the calibration window for completing this process. To calibrate the scanner: 1. Close the scanner’s back panel so the calibration paper will feed straight through the scanner. 2.
14 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Note: If the page does not back out of the scanner, the calibration may not have finished properly. Remove the page and complete the installation of your scanner, then see the section, “Recalibrating or Cleaning Your Scanner” on page 115 to run the calibration again. 4. Remove the sheet and replace it in its plastic bag. Do not discard the calibration sheet. You may need it periodically to calibrate the scanner to keep it operating at peak performance.
STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 15 5. When you are certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window and click OK to complete the installation process. You can also click More to see a quick overview about accessing and navigating the OneTouch Button Panel. When you’re finished reading the additional information, click OK.
16 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 6. Click Close on the OneTouch 4.0 Installation complete window. 7. You can now install the additional applications you received with your scanner.
STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 17 ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR SCANNER Your scanner includes free, additional applications on the installation CD. To install the additional applications: 1. Return to the Installation window and select the additional applications you want to install on your computer. 2. Click Install Now. 3.
18 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. 4. When installation is finished, remove Disc 2 and store it in a safe place. 5. If you want to install other software from Disc 1, re-insert it into the CD-ROM drive now. 6. Follow the instructions on the installation windows. VIEW THE USER GUIDES To view the user guides available for your scanner and the software provided with your scanner. 1. Return to the installation Disc 1 Main Menu. 2.
STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 19 If you need to, click Acrobat Reader to install it now. Follow the instructions on the installation windows. To view and save the User Guides: 1. Click the name of a User Guide you want to view and it will open in Acrobat Reader. Use the Acrobat Reader Save command to save that User Guide on your computer. ■ The SharePoint Mini-Guide has information about a new feature in the OneTouch 4.0 software to link to Microsoft’s SharePoint application.
20 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 3: REGISTER YOUR SCANNER Registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you free access to software updates for your scanner. To register your scanner: 1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen). 2. Choose Check for Online Updates from the pop-up menu. The OneTouch Icon 3.
SET UP YOUR SCANNER SET UP YOUR SCANNER STROBE XP 300 STAND Your scanner is designed to fit within easy reach of your keyboard. The stand that comes with the scanner is specifically designed so the scanner easily fits between your computer keyboard and monitor. ■ Place the scanner on its stand so the lip on the stand fits into the groove on the bottom of the scanner. ■ Fit the scanner and stand between the keyboard and monitor.
22 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING ON THE GO Because the XP 300 can draw power from the computer through the USB cable, you can use your scanner on an airplane, at a remote job site, in your car, or anywhere else where an electric outlet is not available. ■ Connect the scanner to your laptop with the USB cable. The scanner will draw its power from the laptop battery. ■ The Strobe XP 300 also connects to a power outlet.
SET UP YOUR SCANNER 23 CONFIGURE THE STROBE XP 300 AC POWER ADAPTER The Strobe XP 300 AC Power Adapter can be configured to operate with a variety of electric outlet plug configurations that are used in various countries. The three plug adapters that you received with your scanner are interchangeable on the AC Power Adapter. To replace the AC Power Adapter plug: 1. Press down on the latch that holds the plug in place. Then slide the plug forward and out of the Power Adapter. 2.
24 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING BASICS Note: Always remove any staples or paper clips from documents before inserting them into the scanner. Staples and paper clips can jam the feed mechanism and scratch the internal components. Do not scan any document with wet correction fluid, labels, stickers or Post-It™ notes on the pages. The correction fluid or glue from the stickers can leave residue on the lens that is difficult to clean.
SCANNING BASICS 25 SCANNING PHOTOS AND THIN PAPER ITEMS The two transparent sleeves for the Strobe XP 300 scanner are specifically designed for scanning thin paper items, such as credit card receipts, newspaper articles, and retail receipts, especially when using duplex (two-sided) scanning. Generally you should use the transparent sleeves for paper items on paper stock that is less than 20-lb. 1. Slide the thin paper item into the appropriate sleeve. 2.
26 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Scanning If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver you have several different options to scan with your Visioneer scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. • OneTouch AutoLaunch—To use the scanner’s AutoLaunch feature, simply insert a document in the scanner and it is automatically scanned using predefined settings from the OneTouch software.
SCAN USING AUTOLAUNCH 27 SCAN USING AUTOLAUNCH When you insert an item into the scanner, it is automatically scanned and the image is sent to a software application on your computer. To scan using AutoLaunch: 1. Align a document with the Paper Guides and insert it into the paper feed slot. Insert face down to scan a single side. The scanner grabs the top edge of the paper and automatically begins to scan and feed the paper through the scanner. 2.
28 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CHECK THE SCAN SETTINGS BEFORE SCANNING WITH AUTOLAUNCH Press the button on the top of the scanner. Note: You can also check the scan settings before scanning by clicking the OneTouch icon, and then right-clicking on the PaperIn icon. See “Scan from the OneTouch Panel” on page 31 for an example. The OneTouch Panel appears with the description of the current settings for the scanner.
SCAN USING AUTOLAUNCH 29 TURN AUTOLAUNCH OFF/ON In some instances, you may not want to use the scanner’s AutoLaunch technology. In that case, you can turn it off so the scanner will not automatically scan when you insert a document. Then, you can use the TWAIN interface, or some other application’s interface for scanning. You can turn the AutoLaunch technology off and on from either the OneTouch icon, or from the Windows Control Panel. To turn the AutoLaunch Off/On from the OneTouch icon: 1.
30 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. Click the Properties button. The Device Configuration Properties window for the Visioneer Strobe XP opens. 4. Uncheck the option, Enable the generation of events when paper is inserted into the scanner. This turns off the AutoLaunch feature. 5. Click OK, then click OK on the Hardware Properties window. 6. To turn the AutoLaunch feature back on later, follow the same process, but click Reset Device or re-select the AutoLaunch option, and click OK.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH PANEL 31 SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH PANEL You can also scan from the computer screen using the OneTouch panel. 1. Press the button on the top of the scanner, or click the OneTouch icon. The OneTouch Icon If you click the OneTouch icon, the PaperIn panel appears. Click the arrow, or right-click the PaperIn icon to see the current settings panel. If you press the scanner button, the current settings and the OneTouch Properties window appears right away.
32 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. When you’re ready to scan, align a document between the Paper Guides, and insert the document into the paper feed slot. Insert face down to scan a single side. To scan both sides, either side can be face up. The scanner grabs the top edge of the paper and automatically begins to scan and feed the paper through the scanner. 3. You can also click the icon on either OneTouch panel to start scanning.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH PANEL 33 USING THE ONETOUCH PANEL The OneTouch panel is also your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. The OneTouch panel shows information about the scanner and its settings. 1. To open the OneTouch panel, press the button on the top of the scanner, or click the OneTouch icon. The OneTouch Icon 2. To see the details for the current scan settings, right-click on the PaperIn icon. The Properties window also appears.
34 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. To navigate through the panel’s three views, click the green arrows at the top of the panel. Click these arrows to navigate through the panel’s three views. The PaperIn View The Hardware View The Detail View ■ The PaperIn View reminds you to insert paper before scanning from the OneTouch Panel. ■ The Detail View shows the current scan settings. ■ The Hardware View shows the current scanners connected to your computer.
THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW 35 THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW The OneTouch Properties window lists the scanning settings for your scanner. It also has special scanning features such as scanning and burn to a CD, scanning and converting text directly into an HTML web page, and scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that turns a scanned image into text that you can edit.
36 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The OneTouch Properties window opens and shows the current options selected for your scanner. The description on the OneTouch panel shows which options you selected on the window.
THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW 37 Click the icon of a selected configuration to view its settings. The icons next to each scan configuration indicate the scanning mode. Color Black and White GrayScale Configure Before Scan Note: Use Configure Before Scan if you want to set the scanning mode manually before scanning. See “Configure Before Scan” on page 70. You can also click the Edit button or double click the configuration to see more detailed information about the selected configuration.
38 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS The OneTouch settings consist of a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a Document Format. The OneTouch Properties window is where you select these three elements. Select a format for the scanned image Select a software application as the destination to send scanned documents. Select a configuration for scanning the item. To select new settings for the scanner: 1.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 39 2. From the Select Configuration list, select a scan configuration. The scan configuration list is preset for the application you select in the Select Destination list. If you select a different application, the configurations are for that application. However, you can create your own scan configurations as well. 3. Select a Format and Page(s) option. The available options apply to the Destination Application you select.
40 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIES The different types of Destination Applications have various properties that you can select. 1. On the OneTouch Properties window, click a Destination Application. 2. Click the Properties button. Click a Destination Application Click the Properties button A OneTouch 4.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 41 PAPERPORT PROPERTIES These properties apply to PaperPort, and are for designating the folder to receive your scanned items. 1. Select the PaperPort folder where you want the file of the scanned image to be located. 2. Click OK. 3. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. When PaperPort opens after you finish scanning, the thumbnails of your scanned documents are on the Desktop in that folder.
42 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TEXT DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel®, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and the other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the OCR settings for the applications. 1. Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 43 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. The Add Text Based Link dialog box appears. 3. Click Browse to find the application you want to add to the list. When you select the application using the Browse button, steps 1 and 2 on the dialog box are automatically filled in, and the application icon appears in step 3. 4. Select the icon in step 3 of the dialog box. That is the icon that will appear in the OneTouch Destination List.
44 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 7. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. 8. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window. IMAGE DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Paint and other image processing applications, including ScanSoft OmniPage Pro. 1. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 45 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. See the steps on page 43 to add an application to the list. 3. Click OK. 4. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. 5. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window. STORAGE PROPERTIES These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. If a CD burner is attached to your computer, you also use this dialog box to start the Burn to CD process.
46 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 1. Click the Storage Layout options you want. All documents are in the root—The scanned documents are saved in the root of the folder specified in the Storage Location. Documents are put into folders by month, week, or type—Folders are created based on your selection (month, week, or type) and the scanned documents are saved in those folders. New folders are created for each month and week so you can keep track of when you scanned the documents. 2.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 47 EMAIL PROPERTIES These properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents that you will attach to an email message. Microsoft Outlook® will accept direct attachment of documents to a blank email message as soon as scanning is finished, but other email applications do not.
48 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. If you need to change your email client, or any other internet options, click the Internet Options button. The Windows Internet Options Control Panel opens. Click the Programs tab and choose a new email client from the Email list. These are the standard Windows Internet options. Please see your Windows documentation for more information about Internet options.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 49 SELECTING PAGE FORMAT OPTIONS The Page Format options that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate page format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected. The available file types depend on the type of scanner you purchased. The available options are for images and text. Image Formats Text Formats; sPDF is only one of several text formats available.
50 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE IMAGE FORMATS Select an image file format for photos, artwork or other documents that you want to save as images. BMP and TIFF are standard image file formats generally used if you want to do additional image processing, such as photo touch-up or color correction. Both of those file formats tend to be larger than the JPEG format.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 51 3. Choose the file size/image quality option for your scanned images. Minimize Size—Smallest file size, lowest image quality. Normal—Medium file size, some loss of image quality. Maximum Quality—Largest file size, no loss of image quality. Your selection pertains only to the Destination Application currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window.
52 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE As you select Destination Applications that are text applications, the text format icon changes to match the file type of the application. In some cases, the Destination Application supports several file types, and you can right-click on the icon to choose the particular file type for that application. To select a file type for the text format: 1. Select the Destination Application. 2. Right-click on the text format icon.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 53 Rich Text Format—The .rtf file format. Text that retains formatting when converted. Available with Microsoft Wordpad and Word. Word Document—The .doc file format used by Microsoft Word. Comma Delimited—The .csv file format; used for database or spreadsheet data with fields separated by commas. When the document is converted into editable text by the OCR software, the fields are maintained so you can copy and paste them to a database or spreadsheet application.
54 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING OPTIONS FOR THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW The OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications available on the window, as well as the location of the files of your scanned items. 1. To select options: 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab. Options tab 3. Select options as described below. Show All Destinations—This option selects all the Destination Application categories.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 55 ■ Document Management includes PaperPort and other applications for processing and keeping track of your scanned documents. ■ Image Editors include Microsoft Paint and other drawing and graphics applications. ■ Text Editors include Microsoft Word and WordPad, Microsoft Excel, and other word processing and spreadsheet applications. Select this option if you want OCR processing to convert your scanned documents to text that you can edit.
56 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Create copies of scanned documents—Sometimes the image of a scanned document is only saved as a temporary file until its Destination Application is finished using it. In those cases you may want an additional, permanent copy saved on your hard drive. For example, if you scan a picture to an email application, the scanned image is saved as a temporary file, then attached to the email, and the email is sent.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 57 you use the OneTouch 4.0 Burn to CD feature, the location is where scanned documents are stored before they are burned onto the CD. Click the Browse button and find the folder for the copies. Select the grouping option for the documents. Group by type arranges the scanned documents by the type of file, such as .doc or .jpg. If you also want to group them by date you can choose the week and month options.
58 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CREATING A NEW SCAN CONFIGURATION The scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. The Scan Configurations The Lock Icon Click New to create a new Scan Configuration Note the lock icon on the preset configurations. Although you can unlock and edit the preset configurations, we recommend that you leave them locked, and only add new configurations.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 59 text editing applications. Thus, you can create specific sets of scan configurations for specific functions and they appear only when appropriate. 3. Click the New button. If you want to start from the settings of another configuration, select the configuration, then click the Copy button. If the Scan Settings tab is not selected, click it. 4. On the Scan Configuration Properties dialog box, type a name.
60 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 5. Select scan settings for the new scan configuration. Mode—Select a scanning mode: ■ Black&White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. This scan mode produces the smallest file size. ■ GrayScale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an image of up to 256 shades of gray.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 61 7. Click the Page Settings tab to select page settings. Click to toggle between inches and centimeters. Size—Click Standard, click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list, or click Custom and enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. The maximum size is 8.5" x 14". The units of measurement can be inches or centimeters. Click the name of the units, inches or centimeters, to toggle between them.
62 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Note: Also make sure to set the page size larger than the item that you’re scanning so the Autocrop process will have sufficient room on the page to crop the image properly. ■ Reduce Moire Patterns—Moire patterns are wavy, rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations, particularly newspaper and magazine illustrations. Selecting Reduce Moire Patterns will limit or eliminate moire patterns in the scanned image.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 63 ■ Duplex—Scan both sides of the page if your scanner has this capability. If this option is not selected, the scanner will only scan the side of the page facing down when you insert it into the scanner. ■ Skip Blank Originals—Skips pages that are completely blank. Typically you use this option when you will scan a stack of twosided pages which have a number of blank sides. This option is only available for Duplex scanning.
64 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 9. Drag the sliders to the left and right to change the color settings. As you do, the image changes to show the effects of the new settings. 10. Click OK to save the new configuration. It will now appear in the list of Scan Configurations on the OneTouch Properties window for the appropriate Destination applications.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 65 THE DEVICE SETTINGS TAB A Device Settings tab appears on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application sends the scanned image to a printer, fax application, or other device. You use the options on the Device Settings tab to select settings for the device. To select Device Settings: 1. Click on the Device Settings tab.
66 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Collate copies—If you’re printing more than one page, collate the copies. Enter the number of copies in the Copies box. Advanced—Click to see additional settings for the device. The dialog that appears is specific to the device. For example, if the device is your printer, the dialog box is your printer’s setup settings. 2. Click OK or Apply.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 67 2. Click the Storage Layout options you want. All documents are in the root—The scanned documents are saved in the root of the folder specified in the Storage Location. Documents are put into folders by month, week, or type—Folders are created based on your selection (month, week, or type) and the scanned documents are saved in those folders. New folders are created for each month and week so you can keep track of when you scanned the documents. 3.
68 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE EDITING OR DELETING SCAN CONFIGURATIONS Note: The original scan configurations listed on the OneTouch Properties window should not be edited or deleted in case you need to return the scanner and OneTouch software to their factory settings. Editing or deleting should only be for those scan configurations that you created yourself. To edit or delete a scan configuration: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 69 If you manually locked a scan configuration, it must first be unlocked before you can edit or delete it. Click the Lock icon to unlock the configuration. Clicking it toggles between locking and unlocking the configuration. Click the Lock icon to toggle between locked and unlocked. 5. Edit the settings and click OK. 6. Click OK to close the dialog box.
70 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN Choosing Configure Before Scan simply opens a scanning interface when you insert a piece of paper or click a scan button. You can then use that interface to change the Resolution, Scan Mode, and other settings. When you scan, the scanned image will still be sent as the file type and to the same Destination Application already selected in the OneTouch Properties window for that button. TO SET CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN: 1.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 71 TO SCAN USING CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN 1. Insert the document into the scanner’s paper feed slot. 2. The TWAIN interface will open. 3. Choose the scan settings applicable to your document. 4. Click on the Scan button in the TWAIN interface. 5. When scanning is finished, click on the Done button in the TWAIN interface. 6. Your documents will be scanned and sent to the Destination Application specified in the OneTouch 4.0 Properties.
72 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. Click on the Scan button in the TWAIN interface. 5. When scanning is finished. Insert the next page in your document. 6. Click on the Scan button in the TWAIN interface. 7. Continue inserting pages into the scanner until all pages in your document have been scanned. 8. Click on the Done button in the TWAIN interface to close the interface and send the file to the Destination Application.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 73 For instance, if the Scanning Mode is Black & White but your documents are in color, choose Yes to delete any scanned pages, then select the correct Scanning Mode and restart the scanning. ■ No—scanning stops, but all pages scanned in this batch up to this point, are not deleted. You can place a new page in the scanner, adjust the TWAIN settings for the new page, then click on the Scan button in the TWAIN interface to continue scanning.
74 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is like a printer in reverse. Instead of printing what’s on the screen onto paper, OCR converts text and numbers on a scanned page into editable text and numbers. You can then work with the text and numbers to edit, spell check, change font or type size, sort, calculate, and so forth.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 75 To scan with OCR: 1. Select a Destination Application that has one of the Text formats (TEXT, RTF, XLS, HTML, CSV, DOC, sPDF, nPDF). 2. Scan the document. Your scanned pages appear in the Destination Application with their text ready for editing and other text processing. Note: OCR scanning is also for spreadsheets so you can work in Microsoft Excel (or other spreadsheet applications) with the figures and text from the original spreadsheets.
76 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING WITH SPDF OR NPDF AND SEARCHING FOR TEXT The searchable PDF (sPDF) and Normal PDF (nPDF) are special forms of an Adobe PDF file. sPDF and nPDF are only available as page format options if you have the OneTouch OmniPage Module or the OmniPage Pro Software installed on your computer. sPDF converts scanned text into the PDF format with text search and OCR capabilities.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 77 6. Choose a Scan Configuration. 7. Click Apply or OK. Now when you scan with that Destination Application selected, the scanned document will be in the sPDF or nPDF format that was selected for it. 8. To search for the text, open Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat. 9. From the Adobe Acrobat File menu choose Open, and open the file you just scanned. 10. From the Adobe Acrobat Edit menu choose Find. The Find dialog box appears. 11.
78 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCAN AND BURN TO A CD If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your Visioneer scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista. To scan and burn to a CD: 1. Put a blank CD into your computer’s CD Drive. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 3. Select Burn to CD as the Destination Application.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 79 6. Start scanning a page. When scanning is finished, a bubble message on the screen tells you that files are waiting to be burned to the CD. 7. On the OneTouch window, make sure that the Burn to CD Destination Application is still selected and click the Properties button. 8. The OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window appears, 9. Make sure a CD is in the CD burner. 10. Click the Burn to CD button. The CD burner begins and your scanned documents are written to the CD.
80 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING WITH EVENT FORWARDING If you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of the process, you can use event forwarding. The scanner will feed in the first page, but will then stop until you select the application to use. After you select the application, its interface will open and you can use it to continue with the scanning. To scan with event forwarding: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 81 5. Start scanning a page. A dialog box appears for you to select the application to use for scanning. 6. Select the application in the box and click OK. Now the application you selected opens and you can continue the scanning from that application’s TWAIN interface.
82 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CREATING AN HTML WEB PAGE FROM YOUR SCANNED DOCUMENTS If you scan a document, whether a single page or multiple pages, you can have the pages converted directly to HTML formatted pages for posting directly to your web site. Those pages are then viewable by visitors to your web site without the need for any internet plug-ins or other special processing. This is, essentially, from your scanner to a webready format in one automatic step.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 83 6. Now scan the image from the OneTouch Button Panel. When scanning is finished, the document is first converted to editable text using the OCR process, then is converted into an HTML format. Microsoft Internet Explorer then opens showing your converted page. Note: Depending on the complexity of the document, its conversion to the HTML format may take a few moments. 7.
84 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO STORAGE With the Transfer to Storage scanning process, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step. The process is ideal for archiving documents without having to manually save or process them in any other way. If you choose a text format for the file format, the documents are also automatically converted by the OCR process into editable text and numbers before being stored.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 85 5. Click Apply or OK. Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. Your scanned documents will be stored at this location.
86 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING TO MULTIPLE FOLDERS When archiving documents with the Transfer to Storage option, you can scan them to multiple folders. For example, one folder might be for “Business Receipts,” a second folder might be for “Personal Receipts,” and a third folder might be for “Annual Receipts.” To scan to multiple folders, you create multiple scan configurations with Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 87 5. Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want. To help you remember which folder it is, give the new configuration a name that indicates the folder name, such as “Storage for Business Receipts.” 6. Click the Storage Options tab. 7. Click the Browse button. 8. Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents.
88 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 9. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 10. Click Apply. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 11. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Storage for Personal Receipts.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 89 12. Make sure to designate separate folders as the Storage Locations for the new configurations. You will now have multiple configurations set up for the Transfer to Storage destination, and each configuration scans documents to separate folders. The new configurations apply to the Transfer to Storage Destination Application. Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Click the OneTouch icon. 2.
90 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 5. Scan the documents you want to store in multiple storage folders. The documents are scanned to the folder specified for the configuration. 6. When scanning is finished, select the other configuration you created for storage. 7. Now, scan the next set of documents. When scanning is finished, the documents are stored in the two separate folders.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 91 2. Select a storage location on the mapped drive or server for the scanned documents. Servers and mapped drives are represented by an icon that indicates its network connection. Select a mapped drive or server as indicated by the icon. 3. Click OK. Now when you scan using Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application, the documents are stored on the server or mapped drive.
92 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CHECK THE HARDWARE AND SELECT DEVICE SETTINGS 1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. You can also click the scanner icon at the top of the OneTouch Button Panel. The Hardware icon If the Hardware View of the panel is open you can also right-click on the Visioneer Strobe XP icon. The Hardware Properties dialog box appears and shows information about your Visioneer Strobe XP scanner.
SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 93 2. Click the Properties button. The Device Configuration Properties window opens. You use this window to select new device settings for you scanner.
94 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Interface information refers to the USB port where your scanner is connected. The scanner automatically detects the type of USB port and displays the information here. The example above shows a scanner connected a USB 2.0 High Speed port. Your scanner may also be able to connect to a USB 1.1 Full Speed port. 1. The option Enable the generation of events when paper is inserted into the scanner enables your scanner’s “AutoScan” feature.
SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE 95 SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE You can scan from any TWAIN scanning application instead of scanning using the OneTouch AutoLaunch feature or the OneTouch Button Panel. A NOTE ABOUT THE TWAIN STANDARD Your scanner uses the TWAIN interface to scan photographs and documents. TWAIN is a widely recognized standard that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices.
96 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE As previously stated, you can access the TWAIN interface from any TWAIN compliant scanning application. You can configure any of your OneTouch buttons to automatically open the TWAIN interface when you press a button on the scanner. Below are instructions for accessing the TWAIN interface from OneTouch and from PaperPort. Opening the TWAIN Interface from OneTouch 1. Press, hold down, then release the Scan button. 2.
SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE 97 6. The TWAIN interface will now open. Note: If you choose to use OneTouch Configure Before Scan for scanning from the TWAIN interface, the final image will be sent to the destination application set for that button. Please see “Setting Destination Application Properties” on page 40 for more information on OneTouch destinations. Note: At this time the TWAIN interface is where you will adjust your scan settings.
98 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE OPENING THE TWAIN INTERFACE FROM PAPERPORT The instructions in this section are for scanning with your scanner’s TWAIN interface. To scan an item using PaperPort: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to ScanSoft PaperPort, and then click PaperPort. The PaperPort desktop opens. Scan icon Folders pane 2. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar.
SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE 99 The Folders pane is replaced by the Scan pane. Scan pane If this Scan button is not active, see the section on page 105 to setup your computer. 3. From the PaperPort scanner selection window, choose the TWAIN: Visioneer Strobe XP 300 scanner. 4. Click the Scan button on the Scan pane. Note: Please wait a few moments for your selection from the dropdown list to become active.
100 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN INTERFACE The TWAIN interface allows you to modify the scan settings for your document. The options on the Visioneer Strobe XP TWAIN interface are: ■ Mode—Select a scanning mode: Black&White to scan in black and white. The scanning pixels are all the same size and are either black or white. Use this setting for letters, memos, and other black and white material. This scan mode produces the smallest file size.
SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE 101 ■ Resolution—Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution. The maximum resolution is 600 dpi; the minimum is 75 dpi. This option determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The higher the dpi setting, the sharper and clearer the scanned image. However, higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produce larger files for the scanned images.
102 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ■ AutoCrop to Length—Select this option to let the scanner automatically crop the scanned document from the top to the bottom edge of the page, affecting only the length of the document. The width of the scan area is not affected. The scan width is determined by the chosen page size. ■ Duplex—Scan both sides of the page. If this option is not selected, the scanner will only scan the side of the page facing down when you insert it into the scanner.
SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE ■ 103 Define page size—Click this option to activate the Define button. Then click the Define button to see the Define page size dialog box for selecting a specific page size. Click Standard, click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list, or click Custom and enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. The maximum size is 8.5" x 14". The units of measurement can be inches or millimeters.
104 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 1. When you’re ready to scan, align the document between the Paper Guides if your scanner has them, and insert the document into the paper feed. To scan a single side, insert the page face down. 2. Click the Scan button (if the AutoScan feature is not turned on). The scanner starts scanning and a progress box shows the image. 3. If you are not scanning multiple pages, click the Done button on the TWAIN interface 4.
SCANNING FROM TWAIN SOFTWARE 105 ON THE PAPERPORT DESKTOP Unless you changed it with the Settings option, the name of the scanned image is the day, date, and number of scanned items that day. For example, the second item scanned on a day is followed by a (2), the third by a (3) and so on. To change a name, click it to select its text and type a new name. The thumbnail images of a stack of documents has “go to page arrows” at their top right corners so you can click to flip through the pages in the stack.
106 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH PAPERPORT When you selected a scanning option from the Scanner drop-down list, such as TWAIN: Visioneer Strobe XP, the Scan button at the bottom of the panel should become active after approximately 5 to 10 seconds. If it doesn’t, you need to set up your scanner to work with the selected option. If this Scan button is not active, you need to setup your computer.
SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH PAPERPORT 107 To set up your scanner: 1. From the Scanner drop-down list, select one of the options, such as TWAIN: Visioneer Strobe XP. 2. Click the Setup button. A window opens to begin the setup process. 3. Click Yes then click Next. The next window offers you the option to run hardware diagnostics.
108 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. Click Yes (recommended) then click Next. The next window is for checking the connection between your scanner and the computer. 5. Click Next. After the Setup Wizard checks the connections, the next window is displayed. It has a series of setup options, but only the Basic scan test is necessary because your scanner was already tested when you installed the OneTouch 4.0 software.
SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH PAPERPORT 109 6. Click Next. The TWAIN Interface opens. Note: If you are setting up the scanner for the WIA scanning options, the WIA interface opens instead. 7. Insert a page into the scanner and the Scan button on the TWAIN Interface will become active.
110 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 8. Click the Scan button. The Setup Wizard runs the scan test. A message window opens that says “Basic scan test passed.” 9. Click Next on the message window. The final Setup window opens to let you know the setup process is finished. 10. Click Finish. Your scanner is now setup for the scanning option you selected (in the example above, it’s the TWAIN option) and the Scan button on the PaperPort window will now become active.
SCANNING FROM THE WIA INTERFACE 111 SCANNING FROM THE WIA INTERFACE The instructions in this section are for scanning using WIA on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista. If your computer is running an earlier version of Windows, it cannot use WIA to scan. See “Scanning from TWAIN Software” on page 95. This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface To scan an item: 1.
112 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Scan using Visioneer Strobe XP window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scanner. 3. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. To scan with the Custom Settings option see the next section, “Fine Tuning Your Scans”. 4. Align the document between the Paper Guides and insert it into the paper feed. Insert the page face down. You can only scan a single side at a time with the WIA interface. 5.
SCANNING FROM THE WIA INTERFACE 113 FINE TUNING YOUR SCANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a particular item. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 1. On the Scan using Visioneer Strobe XP window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. The Advanced Properties dialog box opens.
114 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast—Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. The Contrast setting does not apply to the setting Black and White picture or text. Resolution (DPI)—Click the drop-down list and choose the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution. The maximum resolution is 600 dpi; the minimum is 75 dpi.
RECALIBRATING OR CLEANING YOUR SCANNER 115 Maintenance This chapter contains information on recalibrating, troubleshooting, cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifications. RECALIBRATING OR CLEANING YOUR SCANNER You calibrated your scanner during installation, but after many hours of use you may find that scanned images may not be a sharp and clear as when you began using the scanner. In that case, recalibration may solve the problem.
116 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. Use any of the following methods to start the recalibration or cleaning: ■ Right-click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen) and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. The OneTouch Icon ■ Click the small scanner icon on a OneTouch Panel, or right-click the scanner icon on the OneTouch Hardware Panel to open the Hardware Properties window right away. Right-click this icon... ...
RECALIBRATING OR CLEANING YOUR SCANNER 117 3. When the Hardware Properties window appears, click the Properties button The Device Configuration Properties window opens and shows the Device Settings. Note that the “Last calibrated” date is red, indicating that calibration is now due.
118 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. To recalibrate the scanner, click the Calibrate button. To clean the scanner, click the Clean button. A message appears for you to insert the calibration or cleaning page. This sample shows the message for inserting the calibration page. The message for inserting the cleaning page is similar. 5. Insert the calibration page into the page feed. The scanner grabs the paper and feeds it through the scanner.
RECALIBRATING OR CLEANING YOUR SCANNER 119 7. Close the Device Configuration Properties window, and remove the calibration paper, or cleaning paper and replace it in its plastic bag. Note: Do not discard the cleaning paper. You can use it several times. If additional cleaning is necessary, add a few drops of Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) to the cleaning paper and use it again. Note: If the calibration page is not available, you can use a piece of blank white paper as a substitute.
120 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file in the PaperPort directory on your computer’s hard drive. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described in this section and in the Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, you may have a malfunctioning scanner.
TROUBLESHOOTING 121 Problem: During installation I got the error message: PaperPort Installation is not complete. What do I do? The installation procedure was not successful. You need to reinstall the PaperPort software. Problem: I got the error message: PaperPort cannot allocate enough memory to perform internal critical operations. What do I do? Close any other active applications so that additional memory is available.
122 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER To uninstall the scanner, remove the Visioneer Strobe XP 300 software, the PaperPort software, or other scanner software provided with your scanner. UNINSTALLING THE ONETOUCH SOFTWARE 1. Open the Windows Control Panel from your start menu. 2. Windows 2000 or XP: Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Windows Vista: Double-click the Programs and Features icon. 3. From the list of programs, select OneTouch 4.0. 4.
TO INSTALL ANOTHER DRIVER 123 TO INSTALL ANOTHER DRIVER Before you can install another driver for your scanner, you must remove the currently installed driver first. Then the new driver can be installed. 1. Uninstall the OneTouch 4.0 driver. a. Open the Windows Control Panel. b. Windows 2000 and XP: Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. Windows Vista: Double-Click the Programs and Features icon. c. Select OneTouch 4.0 then click on the Remove button. d.
124 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Optical resolution Bit Depth Output Bit Depth Scan Method Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Hardware warranty 600 dpi 48-bit color (internal, 16-bit a/d converter recognition, over 68 billion colors) 16-bit gray (internal, 4096 shades of gray) 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit black and white Fast Sheet fed USB 2.0 High Speed 1.75 inches (4.
VISIONEER SCANNER PARTS LIST 125 VISIONEER SCANNER PARTS LIST Please use the following part names and part numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner. Visit our web site at www.visioneer.com to order replacement parts. Part Part Name Part Number Calibration Sheet and Cleaning Sheet 05-0679-000 Duplex Document Sleeve and Duplex Receipt Sleeve 05-0680-000 Mini USB 2.
126 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE US Clip, RPA 10, D2 37-0073-000 Plinth, Scanner Mounting Stand 85-0237-000 Carrying Bag 88-0489-000
INDEX INDEX A advanced settings 63 aspect ratio 65 Autocrop to Length 102 Autocrop to Original 61, 101 AutoLaunch 26 AutoRotate image 65 AutoScan 27 B Black&White 60, 100 BMP 50 Brightness 60, 101 brightness 114 Burn to CD 45, 78 Destination Application 79 button options 54 button settings 38 C calibration 115 during installation 13, 118 CD-ROM drive 3 Color 60, 100 color configuration 100 color filter 63, 102 Color Space 10 Comma Delimited 53 Configure Before Scan 70 TWAIN 96 Contrast 60, 101, 114 csv f
INDEX 128 M Microsoft Internet Explorer 83 Microsoft Outlook 47 Moire Patterns 62, 102 monitor 3 N Normal PDF 53, 76 nPDF 53, 76 O OCR 51 OCR Options 74 OCR options 75 OmniPage Pro 44, 53 OneTouch Button Panel 28 OneTouch Properties window 28, 36, 40 options 54, 58 P Page Format HTML 82, 84 page format options 49 page settings 61 page size 61, 103 PaperPort help topics 105 thumbnail 105 PaperPort Properties 41 PDF 50, 55 PDF file size 50 R recalibration 115 Resolution 60, 101 resolution 114 Rich Text
INDEX adjust picture quality 113 Windows 2000 3 Vista 4 XP 3 Windows XP 111 Word Document 53 X xls file format 53 129
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